<p>Join Elisa Cardnell for a conversation on her experience running for a Congressional seat.</p>

131 & Counting, E8: The Fight for the Right to Vote - Statehood in DC

"I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won't be the last." -Jeanette Rankin, 1916The first woman was elected to the House of Representatives in 1916. ​Today, there are 153 women in Congress out of 535 total members. ​131 &amp; COUNTING: cultivating, connecting, and celebrating the achievement of women lawmakers and women policy professionals.